{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53h-8-305","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53H-8-305","heading":"Five-year performance goals.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n(a) \"High-yield award\" means the same as that term is defined in board policy under Subsection 53H-8-304(3).\n(b) \"System\" means the Utah System of Higher Education.\n(2)\n(a) The goals the board establishes in accordance with Subsection 53H-8-304(1)(a)(ii) for the Utah System of Higher Education for the five-year performance period beginning on July 1, 2022, and ending on June 30, 2027, are:\n(i) for the access metric described in Subsection 53H-8-304(2)(a)(i), to increase the percent of Utah high school graduates participating in the system by 3.0%;\n(ii) for the timely completion metric described in Subsection 53H-8-304(2)(a)(ii), to increase the system percentage of a cohort that completes an award in up to and including 1.5 times the time in which a student typically completes an award program by 3.0%; and\n(iii) for the high-yield awards metric described in Subsection 53H-8-304(2)(a)(iii), to increase the system percentage of high-yield awards by 3.0%.\n(b) The board shall ensure that the goals the board establishes in accordance with Subsection 53H-8-304(1)(a)(ii)(D) for the five-year performance period beginning on July 1, 2027, and ending on June 30, 2032, are:\n(i) for the workforce responsiveness metric described in Subsection 53H-8-304(2)(b)(i)(A), to:\n(A) increase the number of degrees and certificates an institution awards that map to high-demand jobs in the state by at least 1.0% each year; or\n(B) maintain the number described in Subsection (2)(b)(i)(A) at or above 80%;\n(ii) for the institutional efficiency metric described in Subsection 53H-8-304(2)(b)(i)(B), to increase the five-year rolling average number of degrees and certificates an institution awards per full-time equivalent student by at least 1.0% each year;\n(iii) for the timely completion metric for degree-granting institutions described in Subsection 53H-8-304(2)(b)(ii)(B), to:\n(A) increase the percentage of timely completion at the institution by at least 1.0% each year; or\n(B) maintain the percentage described in Subsection (2)(b)(iii)(A) at or above 75%;\n(iv) for the regional university and community college first-year student metric described in Subsection 53H-8-304(2)(b)(iii)(B), to increase the number of students achieving the student's first 30 credit hours by at least 1.0% each year;\n(v) for the research university research expenditure metric described in Subsection 53H-8-304(2)(b)(iv)(B), to increase the total number of research dollars the university expended by at least 1.0% more than the year-over change in the Consumer Price Index that the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reports; and\n(vi) for the technical college placement metric described in Subsection 53H-8-304(2)(b)(v)(B), to increase the placement rate of graduates in jobs or degree-granting programs by at least 1.0% each year.\n(3) In order to meet the system goals described in Subsection (2)(a), the goals for each institution for the five-year performance period are:\n(a) for the access metric, to increase the institution's share of Utah high school graduates participating in the system by a percentage that the board determines;\n(b) for the timely completion metric, to increase the percent of a cohort enrolled at the institution that completes an award in up to and including 1.5 times the standard completion time or sooner by a percentage that the board determines; and\n(c) for the high-yield awards metric, to increase the percent of high-yield awards the institution grants by a percentage that the board determines.","path":["Title 53H Higher Education","Chapter 53H-8 Finance","Part 53H-8-3 Performance Funding"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53H/Chapter8/53H-8-S305.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"c95aa2a6a935fd510e8cb4b5f5b1c5ffc7542989bd9f58ff22ce651f840c2985","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53h-8-304","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53h-8-306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}